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Integral Human Development

A comprehensive and integral approach to child development and well-being during hospitalization

The hospital environment is an adverse space for children, characterized by intense stimuli, such as medical equipment, noise and lighting, which can amplify stress and discomfort. In this context, the healthcare team plays an essential role in promoting humanized and holistic care, centered on the child’s physical, emotional and social well-being. Hospitalization, as a significant […]

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Integral Human Development

Integral Human Development in Pediatric Care: The Future of Hospitalization

Joana Romeiro Fellow of Postdoctoral Program in Integral Human Development, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Health, Lisbon, Portugal. E-mail: jromeiro@ucp.pt; joana.m.romeiro@gmail.com Catarina Pinheiro Master´s degree in Pediatric Nursing; Registered Nurse, ULS Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal E-mail: catarina_pinheiro96@hotmail.com Pope Francis’ words at the inauguration of a temporary […]

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Integral Human Development

Life multiplies: mothers who row against the tide

We live in a profoundly anti-natalist era: motherhood is depicted as an exhausting burden, short-term relationships seem unsuitable for long-term responsabilities, and some people even believe it is selfish to have children in a world on the brink of climate collapse. For these and many other reasons, Western societies are now facing the consequences of […]

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Blooming: tales of old age, abandonment and a country at a crossroads

Conceived under the ULYSSES European Odyssey (2022-2024), an artistic project stretching across countries and which collects particular socio cultural elements from James Joyce’s Ulysses, the stage play Blooming (São Luiz Teatro Municipal, Lisbon, 2024) impressed its audiences with a daring take on the concept of aging in contemporary Portugal. Director Marco Martins wisely chose the […]

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Raising awareness towards children protection

Child abuse has occurred, silently, throughout time. Over the centuries, reports of exploitation of minors and infanticide have been discovered, with a progressive evolution of attitudes and behaviors towards children. It was only in the 18th century that the concept of childhood emerged, with greater emphasis from the 20th century onwards, through studies aimed at […]